Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Chavanat
Sunny July days climb to about 24.9°C. Of all months, December brings the most rain and August the least. Of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse, it is the wettest. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 23–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pontarion station, 9.8 km north-west.
A year in Chavanat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pontarion station.
What a year in Chavanat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontarion.
About 1,156 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
A frosty town: 85 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontarion: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Pontarion
Pontarion is 9.8 km north-west of Chavanat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chavanat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pontarion (23155001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 455 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 575 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 19 km away |
Chavanat sits 120 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Chavanat to run about 0.8°C cooler than these figures.
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Chavanat compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavanat | Pontarion | 24.9°C | −0.3°C | 1,156 mm |
| Aubusson 16 km | Aubusson | 25.0°C about the same | −1.2°C 0.9°C colder | 939 mm |
| Sainte-Feyre 22 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 1,156 mm |
| Guéret 25 km | Bonnat | 25.3°C about the same | 1.0°C 1.3°C milder | 887 mm |
Chavanat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pontarion station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | −0.3°C | 3.4°C | 106 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.9°C | 3.7°C | 90 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.3°C | 0.9°C | 6.6°C | 91 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.5°C | 3.3°C | 9.4°C | 105 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.1°C | 6.6°C | 12.9°C | 108 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.7°C | 86 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.5°C | 18.2°C | 76 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.0°C | 11.0°C | 18.0°C | 75 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.4°C | 7.7°C | 14.6°C | 87 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.5°C | 99 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.1°C | 2.2°C | 6.7°C | 113 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.1°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 122 mm | 73 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 4.8°C | 10.5°C | 1,156 mm | 1,882 |
Where Chavanat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pontarion, 9.8 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Bourganeuf, 19 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Chavanat’s climate
How warm does Chavanat get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chavanat get in winter?
February nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chavanat get?
About 1,156 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (122 mm) and August the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (19 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chavanat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chavanat, Pontarion, 9.8 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station PONTARION_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chavanat →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.